such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
government office; public office
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
interest; rights; concession
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
person who avoids others; social outcast
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to approach; to draw near
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
silent; still; quiet; hushed
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to brush off; to shake off
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
because of; owing to; due to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all